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COMP 516 Research Methods in Computer Science Dominik Wojtczak Department of Computer Science University of Liverpool 1 / 79

COMP 516 Research Methods in Computer Science Lecture 4: Choosing or proposing a project Dominik Wojtczak Department of Computer Science University of Liverpool 2 / 79

Questions 1 What sources of information could be used to devise a research-oriented project? 2 Given a collection of proposals for research-oriented projects, what criteria could you use to select the most suitable one? 3 / 79

Questions 1 What sources of information could be used to devise a research-oriented project? 2 Given a collection of proposals for research-oriented projects, what criteria could you use to select the most suitable one? 4 / 79

Sources of Information Proposals by academic staff or departments Past projects Brainstorming Your own goals and learning objectives Reading about / working in the subject area Systematic analysis of the subject area Research Territory Maps Show how topics related to each other Relevance Trees Break down a particular subject or research question into lower and lower levels of detail Spider Diagrams Combines features of Research Territory Maps and Relevance Trees 5 / 79

Sources of Information Proposals by academic staff or departments Past projects Brainstorming Your own goals and learning objectives Reading about / working in the subject area Systematic analysis of the subject area Research Territory Maps Show how topics related to each other Relevance Trees Break down a particular subject or research question into lower and lower levels of detail Spider Diagrams Combines features of Research Territory Maps and Relevance Trees 6 / 79

Sources of Information Proposals by academic staff or departments Past projects Brainstorming Your own goals and learning objectives Reading about / working in the subject area Systematic analysis of the subject area Research Territory Maps Show how topics related to each other Relevance Trees Break down a particular subject or research question into lower and lower levels of detail Spider Diagrams Combines features of Research Territory Maps and Relevance Trees 7 / 79

Sources of Information Proposals by academic staff or departments Past projects Brainstorming Your own goals and learning objectives Reading about / working in the subject area Systematic analysis of the subject area Research Territory Maps Show how topics related to each other Relevance Trees Break down a particular subject or research question into lower and lower levels of detail Spider Diagrams Combines features of Research Territory Maps and Relevance Trees 8 / 79

Sources of Information Proposals by academic staff or departments Past projects Brainstorming Your own goals and learning objectives Reading about / working in the subject area Systematic analysis of the subject area Research Territory Maps Show how topics related to each other Relevance Trees Break down a particular subject or research question into lower and lower levels of detail Spider Diagrams Combines features of Research Territory Maps and Relevance Trees 9 / 79

Sources of Information Proposals by academic staff or departments Past projects Brainstorming Your own goals and learning objectives Reading about / working in the subject area Systematic analysis of the subject area Research Territory Maps Show how topics related to each other Relevance Trees Break down a particular subject or research question into lower and lower levels of detail Spider Diagrams Combines features of Research Territory Maps and Relevance Trees 10 / 79

Sources of Information Proposals by academic staff or departments Past projects Brainstorming Your own goals and learning objectives Reading about / working in the subject area Systematic analysis of the subject area Research Territory Maps Show how topics related to each other Relevance Trees Break down a particular subject or research question into lower and lower levels of detail Spider Diagrams Combines features of Research Territory Maps and Relevance Trees 11 / 79

Sources of Information Proposals by academic staff or departments Past projects Brainstorming Your own goals and learning objectives Reading about / working in the subject area Systematic analysis of the subject area Research Territory Maps Show how topics related to each other Relevance Trees Break down a particular subject or research question into lower and lower levels of detail Spider Diagrams Combines features of Research Territory Maps and Relevance Trees 12 / 79

Sources of Information Proposals by academic staff or departments Past projects Brainstorming Your own goals and learning objectives Reading about / working in the subject area Systematic analysis of the subject area Research Territory Maps Show how topics related to each other Relevance Trees Break down a particular subject or research question into lower and lower levels of detail Spider Diagrams Combines features of Research Territory Maps and Relevance Trees 13 / 79

Research Territory Maps: Example 14 / 79

Relevance Trees: Example 15 / 79

Spider Diagrams: Example 16 / 79

Choosing a Project The project needs to be within your capabilities The project needs to have sufficient scope The project needs to interest you The project needs to have a serious purpose The project needs to have a clear outcome The project needs to be related to your degree programme The resources required are available or can be obtained 17 / 79

Choosing a Project The project needs to be within your capabilities The project needs to have sufficient scope The project needs to interest you The project needs to have a serious purpose The project needs to have a clear outcome The project needs to be related to your degree programme The resources required are available or can be obtained 18 / 79

Choosing a Project The project needs to be within your capabilities The project needs to have sufficient scope The project needs to interest you The project needs to have a serious purpose The project needs to have a clear outcome The project needs to be related to your degree programme The resources required are available or can be obtained 19 / 79

Choosing a Project The project needs to be within your capabilities The project needs to have sufficient scope The project needs to interest you The project needs to have a serious purpose The project needs to have a clear outcome The project needs to be related to your degree programme The resources required are available or can be obtained 20 / 79

Choosing a Project The project needs to be within your capabilities The project needs to have sufficient scope The project needs to interest you The project needs to have a serious purpose The project needs to have a clear outcome The project needs to be related to your degree programme The resources required are available or can be obtained 21 / 79

Choosing a Project The project needs to be within your capabilities The project needs to have sufficient scope The project needs to interest you The project needs to have a serious purpose The project needs to have a clear outcome The project needs to be related to your degree programme The resources required are available or can be obtained 22 / 79

Choosing a Project The project needs to be within your capabilities The project needs to have sufficient scope The project needs to interest you The project needs to have a serious purpose The project needs to have a clear outcome The project needs to be related to your degree programme The resources required are available or can be obtained 23 / 79

Iq Noble Prize awared since 1991, for achievements that ”first make people laugh, and then make them think” 2006 Chemistry: ”Ultrasonic Velocity in Cheddar Cheese as Affected by Temperature”. 2006 Mathematics: for calculating the number of photographs that must be taken to (almost) ensure that nobody in a group photo will have their eyes closed. 2007 Linguistics: for determining that rats sometimes can’t distinguish between recordings of Japanese and Dutch played backward 2010 Physics: for demonstrating that, on icy footpaths in wintertime, people slip and fall less often if they wear socks on the outside of their shoes. 24 / 79

Iq Noble Prize awared since 1991, for achievements that ”first make people laugh, and then make them think” 2006 Chemistry: ”Ultrasonic Velocity in Cheddar Cheese as Affected by Temperature”. 2006 Mathematics: for calculating the number of photographs that must be taken to (almost) ensure that nobody in a group photo will have their eyes closed. 2007 Linguistics: for determining that rats sometimes can’t distinguish between recordings of Japanese and Dutch played backward 2010 Physics: for demonstrating that, on icy footpaths in wintertime, people slip and fall less often if they wear socks on the outside of their shoes. 25 / 79